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  2. Dermatologic surgical procedure - Wikipedia

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    Mole removal surgeries are performed for various reasons. Atypical mole removal is performed when moles look dysplastic, as this is associated with an increased risk of melanoma; Cosmetic mole removal is performed when moles are non-cancerous, but are preferred to be eliminated due to aesthetic or practical considerations. [25]

  3. Mom, 33, worried for years her mole was cancer. Doctors ...

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    If doctors catch melanoma early, stage 1 or 2, they can remove it with surgery without additional treatment. “Once it becomes invasive, it’s a rapidly growing cancer,” Hulbert says.

  4. Teddi Mellencamp Has Melanoma Surgically Removed for '15th Time'

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    Mellencamp noted in since-expired Instagram Story posts that it was the "15th time," per People. "On my way to my next surgery with Dr. Fairies (my oncologist) to cut out the spot on my arm," she ...

  5. Melanocytic nevus - Wikipedia

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    Electrocautery is a procedure that uses a light electrical current to burn moles, skin tags, and warts off the skin. Electric currents are set to a level such that they only reach the outermost layers of the skin, thus reducing the problem of scarring. Approximately 1–3 treatments may be needed to completely remove a mole.

  6. Melanocytic tumors of uncertain malignant potential - Wikipedia

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    Melanocytic tumors of uncertain malignant potential (MELTUMP) are melanocytic lesions in the dermis that cannot be classified by morphology as either benign naevi (moles) or malignant melanomas because the mass shows features of both.

  7. What One Derm Wants You to Know About Advanced Non-Melanoma ...

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    Early-stage skin cancers can be removed using procedures performed in a dermatologist’s office, such as scraping, freezing, or surgical removal. If the NMSC is large, or in a highly visible area ...

  8. Melanoma - Wikipedia

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    Neither sentinel lymph node biopsy nor other diagnostic tests should be performed to evaluate early, thin melanoma, including melanoma in situ, T1a melanoma or T1b melanoma ≤ 0.5mm. [114] People with these conditions are unlikely to have the cancer spread to their lymph nodes or anywhere else and have a 5-year survival rate of 97%. [ 114 ]

  9. Overnight, her mole turned black and blistered. It was skin ...

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    A week after Fry first noticed the mole, pathology revealed it was basal cell cancer. “Basal cell again is the most common cancer on Earth, the most common skin cancer, making up at least 55% of ...